A historic season for the Rays took another incredible step Monday when they advanced to the ALCS with a 6-2 victory over the White Sox in Game 4 of the ALDS. B.J. Upton homered in each of his first two at-bats, and Carlos Pena drove in a pair of runs to put away the South Siders. Tampa Bay's bullpen turned in another stellar outing with 3 1/3 shutout innings. Wrap >

The defending World Series champs look a lot like a team intent on repeating that achievement, as the Red Sox used rookie shortstop Jed Lowrie's walk-off single in the ninth Monday to oust the Angels, 3-2, and earn a spot in the American League Championship Series opposite the AL East-rival Rays. Wrap >

The Phillies earned a date with the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series by hitting four homers in a 6-2 victory to eliminate the Brewers in four games. Pat Burrell belted two homers, one on the front end of back-to-back shots with Jayson Werth in a four-run third inning, and a stellar Joe Blanton allowed one run in six-plus innings. Wrap >

For the Dodgers, it's sweep news, but for the Cubs, it's 100 years and counting. Los Angeles toppled Chicago, 3-1, in the National League Division Series on Saturday to celebrate the franchise's first postseason sweep since 1963. The Dodgers will next play the Phillies in the NL Championship Series.
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